Our assistants and I talked about this. I don't think our younger kids are feeling the pressure at all. I don't think a lot of people were expecting them to do very much.
She didn't touch the ball much in the first half and you could tell they were struggling to get into any kind of rhythm.
She had her best outing of the year for us. She really established herself inside. She had eight points in the second quarter.
Columbus is known for their aggressiveness on their press. Our girls weren't expecting it to be that aggressive. It caused us some problems early on.
I was very happy with the way we came out against a team we were favored to beat. I liked the way we were focused.
I thought early on we missed a few shots that we'd been making normally. We lost a little composure early on and became hesitant.
I thought both teams did an outstanding job on the defensive court and really made it tough on both offenses. It was a battle all night long.
This is a very big win for us, over a very good Ripon team. I think our girls really grew up tonight. I told them to not hang their heads, no matter what Ripon does. Our girls never gave up and they learned they can play in big games.
After a tough loss Tuesday I was happy with our defensive intensity.
Aquinas is a very balanced team and they took advantage of some of our early mistakes.
